culture and entertainment

Raven Narratives shows canceled by 416 Fire to be staged

The Raven Narratives will be staged next weekend in Silverton and at James Ranch.Courtesy of Raven Narratives Now, the show…

What the film ‘Operation Finale’ gets wrong

Ben Kingsley stars as Adolf Eichmann in “Operation Finale.”Valeria Florini/Metro Goldwyn Mayer Pictures Her name was Sylvia Hermann. Her blind…

Orson Welles died before finishing his final film. It will debut this weekend after years of legal battles.

Welles, the future “Citizen Kane” director had come into a New York City studio to narrate a documentary about the…

How Native filmmakers are restoring cinematic narratives

Director Sydney Freeland turned to Kickstarter to complete the funding for her 2014 feature based on reservation life in her…

Arts Calendar

Preschool story time, 10:30 a.m., Durango Public Library, 1900 East Third Ave., 375-3380. Ben Gibson Band, noon, Durango Harley-Davidson, 750…

40 years ago, Tamarron was the site of a cinematic disaster

‘Avalanche’ starred Rock Hudson, Mia Farrow, Robert Forster

‘Michael Jackson’s Thriller 3D’ to be remastered for IMAX

The partnership was announced Wednesday, which would have been the singer’s 60th birthday. It will be released in IMAX theaters…

Film about Hunter S. Thompson to start shooting next week in Silverton

Mountain town standing in for 1970s Aspen

San Juan String Band to perform at Cortez Public Library

The San Juan String Band, from left, Carol Calkin, Joni Vanderbilt, Joan Green and Laurie Swisher, play a sample of…

Eddie Murphy is going to be a father for the 10th time

The actor and comedian’s publicist has issued a statement that the 57-year-old and longtime girlfriend Paige Butcher are expecting their…

John Goodman reveals Roseanne will be killed off in ‘The Conners’ spinoff

John Goodman is speculating that this fall’s “Roseanne” spinoff will mean curtains for the matriarch played by Roseanne Barr. In…

Art commission approves butterfly mural in north Durango

to combine nature, technology on building on north Main Avenue

Movies playing in Durango Aug. 31-Sept. 6

Jack Reynor, left, and Myles Truitt star in the thriller “Kin.”Alan Markfield/Lionsgate via AP (128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com)…

Fans mourn Aretha Franklin at gospel-infused public viewing

As Franklin’s powerful vocals from classic gospel performances were piped through the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History…

‘Living with Wolves’ exhibit opens at Southern Ute Museum

Ambassador animals from Wolfwood Refuge attended the opening reception and talk for “Living With Wolves,” which will be on display…

Dylan Farrow to publish two young adult fantasy novels

The story is set in a fantasy world where those in control of society use magic to change the truth.…

Before ‘MTV Cribs’ and the Kardashians, there was Robin Leach’s ‘Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous’

Charles Sykes/Invision/AP file<br><br>Robin Leach, whose voice crystalized the opulent 1980s on TV’s “Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous,” died Friday…

Photo: ‘Next to Normal’ opens at Durango Arts Center

Local musicians committed to the cause

Durango has a rich music community, but can you make it playing here?

Merely Players tickets available

du1-i-syn People may purchase season ticket packages, a flex pass or a package of their own design through Merely Players’…

Durango native competes for $15,000 on new game show

‘America Says’ will air Tuesday

Arts Calendar

Dolores Quilt Show, 9 a.m., Dolores Community Center, 400 Riverside Ave., Dolores. Preschool story time, 10:30 a.m., Durango Public Library,…

Steven Tyler sends cease-and-desist to Trump for use of song

Tyler’s attorney sent a cease-and-desist letter to the president Wednesday, a day after the song “Livin’ on the Edge” was…

Grammy-winning country star Gretchen Wilson arrested

Wilson has been charged with breach of peace. State police responded to Bradley International Airport, in Windsor Locks, just after…